Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave tomorrow on a nine-day tour of France, Germany and Canada with focus on inviting investments, particularly in infrastructure and defence sectors, besides cooperation in nuclear and a variety of other areas.
In the first leg of the tour, Modi will travel to France where economy, defence and energy will be high on the agenda of his talks with President Francois Hollande.
He will also have two back-to-back meetings with French business leaders, one focussing on cooperation in infrastructure and another on defence technology, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar told reporters here while briefing on the visit.
The government here has given top priority to infrastructure development and French companies have lot of expertise in this area, he said.
Similarly, French companies have capabilities and experience in the field of defence.
India is hoping that French companies will participate in the 'Make in India' programme initiated by Modi.
A highlight of the four-day stay in France will be a boat ride by Modi and Hollande, which is being described as 'naav pe charcha' (discussions on a boat). Earlier, Modi has earlier had 'chai pe charcha' (discussions over tea) with foreign leaders, including President Barack Obama during his visit here in January.
Continue with German in KVs as per SC order: Germany to India
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Berlin, Germany on Wednesday asked India to continue with teaching of German language in Kendriya Vidyalayas as per an order of the Supreme Court. German Ambassador Michael Steiner said the Supreme Court has allowed teaching of German language in KVs from class VI to VIII and government should implement the order.
In the first leg of the tour, Modi will travel to France where economy, defence and energy will be high on the agenda of his talks with President Francois Hollande.
He will also have two back-to-back meetings with French business leaders, one focussing on cooperation in infrastructure and another on defence technology, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar told reporters here while briefing on the visit.
The government here has given top priority to infrastructure development and French companies have lot of expertise in this area, he said.
Similarly, French companies have capabilities and experience in the field of defence.
India is hoping that French companies will participate in the 'Make in India' programme initiated by Modi.
A highlight of the four-day stay in France will be a boat ride by Modi and Hollande, which is being described as 'naav pe charcha' (discussions on a boat). Earlier, Modi has earlier had 'chai pe charcha' (discussions over tea) with foreign leaders, including President Barack Obama during his visit here in January.
Continue with German in KVs as per SC order: Germany to India
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Berlin, Germany on Wednesday asked India to continue with teaching of German language in Kendriya Vidyalayas as per an order of the Supreme Court. German Ambassador Michael Steiner said the Supreme Court has allowed teaching of German language in KVs from class VI to VIII and government should implement the order.